I am (f.e. https://www.twincities.com/2020/04/...ites-to-be-arrested-for-pot-possession-in-mn/ ). The issue now becomes what you define as structural, and what you still let slide by.but I am not seeing any evidence of present overt, covert, systemic failings being allowed to continue that speak to that.
But I see the current situation in a similar vain as you do.
Basically, issues should stem from practices of segregation that are still in place to this day in some states (Large commuities of predominantly black citizens f.e.). This leads to police not being seen as part of the community, or police becoming increasingly hostile towards that felt animosity ('you are not part of our community') which enhances group identification with your side of the issue, which should be the cause of most of the current issues. (Systemic racism, still being a problem beyond that though.)
At the same time, many of the protestors/rioters this time around where culturally diverse, and to say it more plainly - young white folks even. Those would riot because of economic or social conditions, not because they feel so much compassion for their fellow brother - so in addressing their (better: everybodies) 'needs' what you proposed, seems correct.
Part of the activists demands from above that speaks towards this as well, is to fund social community initiatives again.
So on the police side what you are seeing still is structural racism imho (that may have transformed to some sort of occupational tribalism, where also latino or asian police men can hook in), but on the demand side you see requests for social reforms ('deal with covid better') mixed in as well... Which then appeals to more people (black population in the US is around 14%).
So its more than a race riot, but its also a race riot.
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We can shorten that, its flipping racism (Atlanta, Gerogia):
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